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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 2
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8. That Baptism, by which the primitive Converts were admitted into the Church, was used as an Exhibition and Token of their being visibly regenerated, dead to Sin, alive to God, having the old Man crucified, being delivered from the reigning Power of Sin, being made free from Sin, and become the Servants of Righteousness, those Servants of God that have their Fruit unto that Holiness whose End is everlasting Life; as is evident by Rom. vi. throughout. In the former Part of the Chapter, he speaks of the Christian Romans, as dead to Sin, being buried with Christ in Baptism having their old Man crucified with Christ &c. He don't mean, only, that their Baptism laid 'em under special Obligations to these Things, and was a Mark and Token of their Engagement to be thus hereafter; but was designed as a Mark, Token and Exhibition of their being visibly thus already. As is most manifest by the Apostle's Prosecution of his Argument in the following Part of the Chapter. Ver. 14. For Sin shall not have Dominion over you, for ye are not under the Law but under Grace. Ver. 17, 18. God be thanked, ye were the Servants of Sin, but ye have obeyed from the Heart that Form of Doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from Sin, ye became the Servants of Righteousness. Ver. 22. But now being made free from Sin, and become Servants to God, ye have your Fruit unto Holiness, and the End everlasting Life.
8. That Baptism, by which the primitive Converts were admitted into the Church, was used as an Exhibition and Token of their being visibly regenerated, dead to Sin, alive to God, having the old Man crucified, being delivered from the reigning Power of Sin, being made free from Sin, and become the Servants of Righteousness, those Servants of God that have their Fruit unto that Holiness whose End is everlasting Life; as is evident by Rom. vi. throughout. In the former Part of the Chapter, he speaks of the Christian Romans, as dead to Sin, being buried with Christ in Baptism having their old Man crucify'd with Christ &c. He don't mean, only, that their Baptism laid 'em under special Obligations to these Things, and was a Mark and Token of their Engagement to be thus hereafter; but was design'd as a Mark, Token and Exhibition of their being visibly thus already. As is most manifest by the Apostle's Prosecution of his Argument in the following Part of the Chapter. Ver. 14. For Sin shall not have Dominion over you, for ye are not under the Law but under Grace. Ver. 17, 18. God be thanked, ye were the Servants of Sin, but ye have obeyed from the Heart that Form of Doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from Sin, ye became the Servants of Righteousness. Ver. 22. But now being made free from Sin, and become Servants to God, ye have your Fruit unto Holiness, and the End everlasting Life.